Doo Ri Chung Fashion Week 2009 Makeup

Love It or Hate It? Gray Lips at Doo.Ri

Backstage at the Doo.Ri show, lead makeup artist Tom Pecheux revealed the inspiration for this grayscale look. "It's a contradiction between romantic and gothic and punk," he explained. "It's not black-and-white, but there is no color." He used concealer blended with MAC Lip Mix in black to create the sheer gray wash. While it's not a look you'd wear to the office, I thought it was a fresh take on the dark beauty trend. Kind of goth-lite, and vaguely otherworldly. Do you think it's cool?

Now, I don't mind a near-black look, but this is honestly too close to cadaver-ish for comfort. My mother died at home, and I am not kidding when I say her lips were starting to turn a just-slightly-more-blue version of this.